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Conwy River Festival 2011
Party Nights
Saturday 13th August – Royal British Legion, Conwy, 8pm
Festival Launch Party
Buffet and Entertainment with Celtic Claire
Sunday 14th August – Royal British Legion, Conwy, 8pm
St Dunstan's Races and Around The Bay Day prizegiving
Hog Roast and Entertainment with the Fabulous Wee Bag Band
Wednesday 17th August – North Wales Cruising Club, Conwy, 7:30pm
NWCC Party Night
Buffet and Entertainment with Des Owen & Eclipse
Friday 19th August – Conwy Yacht Club, Deganwy, 7:30pm
Best of day prizegiving LALA Party
Buffet and Entertainment
Saturday 20th August – Royal British Legion, Conwy, 7pm
Main Festival prizegiving and Pre Nobby, Gaffer, Classics and Drascombes Day Party
Hog Roast and Entertainment by the Fabulous Wee Bag Band
Sunday 21st August – Deganwy Quay Hotel, Deganwy, 7pm
Nobby, Gaffer, Classics and Drascombe Rally prizegiving.
** End of Festival Party Night **
Buffet and Entertainment by "Penny Black" - North Wales Top Duo
Cost for all party nights is £5 per person or one Festival social ticket
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Tide Tables. The latest tables covering April to August 2011 are here. Please note that CMBHA cannot take any responsibility for their accuracy or for any variations.
Dinner dance. Joanna, our Roving reporter, spills the beans on the CMBHA Start of Season Supper Dance. Her story is here.
The CMBHA AGM was held on SATURDAY 16 APRIL 2011 – at CONWY GOLF CLUB 10:00 am
AGM AGENDA
Apologies for absence
Minutes of 2010 AGM
Chairman’s Report
Election of Chairman
Election of Committee
Treasurer’s Report
Proposal to raise subscriptions to £12.50 for season 2012 / 2013
Open Questions to Committee
Any Other Business (Must be notified at least 28 days before AGM)
Your Website Wants You.
Last year we created this brand new CMBHA website for you – and we are delighted with its success. Since the site started some 9 months ago, we have had 6,650 visits and 20,000 page views. However, we recognise that elements of the site need tidying up and improving . . . so we want your help.
We are looking for volunteers in two categories, “Editorial” (NO technical knowledge required) and “Technical”. This will involve occasional input into the website. Your contribution will of course get recognition on the website. For more information, please click here.
Lift-Out Offer. This special offer is available to CMBHA members only. Full details are here. Note that special terms and conditions apply, which are listed on the webpage.
THE Social Event of the Season! Yes, the CMBHA Start of Season Supper Dance was held on Saturday 16th April, at Conwy Golf Club, and was a great success. Over £300 was raised for a Breast cancer charity.
Liverpool Boat Show CANCELLED. Very sadly the Liverpool Boat Show has been cancelled, owing to a number of major exhibitors pulling out at the last minute. For the full story, please go here.
Pump-out Station - Warning. The good news is that the pump-out station by the fuel pumps is now free of charge; and the pump is working. However, it appears that there is a problem in that in some cases the nozzle is not making a good seal with the boats waste outlet - and this can (and has) led to the danger of getting splattered. Not very nice! The Association has formally taken this up with the marina and had an assurance that a resolution is being looked into urgently.
Update - as a result of our representations, the Marina has now obtained adaptors for anyone who has had any problems with the sealing on the pump-out nozzle.
It goes without saying that blackwater must NEVER be emptied into the marina.
Gambling on the Weather? The weather is always a gamble, so the latest version of the Weather2 site (from where we and the marina get our forecasts) explicitly recognises this by assigning probabilities to some of their forecasts. Go here for the latest odds!
Dredging Programme. (updated as at 22/10/2010) The cutter suction dredging campaign by Land and Water Services is scheduled to start on or around the 29th October 2010 (subject to licencing). Equipment and dredging vessels were scheduled to start arriving at the marina on Monday 25th October. Details are here. Please note: precise details of the dredging are subject to change. For the latest information, please refer to the marina's newsletters or contact the marina directly.
Conwy Marina Lad Wins Bronze Medal. Our Roving Reports tells the story of Greg Hewitt's bronze win in the Honda RYA RIB Championships, Welsh Finals for 2010. The full story is here.
Cheaper Insurance Quay Marinas have negotiated a discount for all Berth Holders with Towergate Mardon. Full details are on the Membership Benefits page.
Fame at Last? Conwy and North Wales has at last featured in a great article in Motor Boat Monthly. We have had permission to reproduce it here.
An Irish Adventure - an article from our Roving Reporter on Graham and Carol Woodcock's fascinating story of their trip to Ireland. The full article is here.
Annual CMBHA Decommissioning Dinner - 30th October 2010. We are delighted to announce the details of the annual CMBHA decommissioning dinner. Full details are available here. All CMBHA members and their guests are invited. Please come and join us. (Note: if you are not yet in the CMBHA, you can become a member here.) Stop Press: Sorry, all tickets are now sold
RNLI - again. No apologies for mentioning the RNLI again. eBay are donating a £5,000 prize to the charity that receives the most votes and the RNLI is in the top 10 (just!). If you are an eBayer and wish to vote, go to http://ebay.co.uk/mfc/ (mfc = My Favourite Charity), and vote for the RNLI (or indeed any other charity if you prefer).
The RNLI Lifejacket Safety Clinic was recently held at Conwy. See our Roving Reporter's latest article for some useful safety tips.
New Cruise in Company. Join us on the 18th and 19th September. For more details click here. All CMBHA members are very welcome. (If you are not yet a member, you can join on-line at our Join Page.)
Supporting the RNLI. Jason Peel, from Drill 'n Fill, is doing the Great North Run, half marathon, on Sunday 19th September 2010. He is raising funds for the RNLI, and we wish him luck. If you wish to support him, there is a sponsor form in the office and on the notice board. Also below is a link to the site from which you can make a donation:
Roving Reporter Articles. Two new fascinating new articles by Joanna our Roving Reporter. The story of Terry and his boat, Morwen is told here. The important work of Tony, the Harbour Master is described here.
Decommissioning Dinner Dance. We are delighted to announce that this year’s end of season Decommissioning Dinner Dance will take place at Conwy Golf Club on Saturday 30th October. Watch out for more information coming out soon (on the Notice Board in the marina and on this website ) along with details of how to get tickets, which will cost £23.50 including meal and disco. These events are usually a sell out so book early to avoid disappointment. Look forward to seeing you there!
Dickies Discounts! - Dickies have let us know that they are having a relocation sale in their chandlery with some great discounts. For more info see http://www.cmbha.net/membership-benefits/
Cruise in Company this Bank Holiday. Given that the weather forecast and tides for the weekend are looking favourable for a trip down the straits, any members who would like to cruise in Company are welcome to join up this weekend. For more details go here .
CMBHA Summer Newsletter. This is now available, and we will try and distribute a paper or emailed copy to all members, and via the marina chandlery. Jon Roberts has also distributed it via his email list. For those that can't wait or haven't yet received a copy, the online version is here!
Conwy River Festival 7th - 15th August. Full details of this 'not to be missed' sailing, cultural and music extravanganza are at www.conwyriverfestival.org.
CMBHA – Cruise in Company – Porth Wen Area / BBQ 31st July – 1st August 2010
All are welcome on this – for details of this event, please click here
IMPORTANT UPDATE – 7 July 2010: The buoys in the Conwy Approach channel have changed, and the temporary yellow buoys have been removed. The full Mariners Notice is below. Please update your charts and GPS. The Harbourmaster will shortly be providing us with a revised plan, which we will then make available for download.
Details of the great new decking area at Deganwy Marina are here. The official opening is on 9th July. All berth holders are invited.
Two new reports from our Roving Reporter. See the newest arrivals at the marina – a family of Swans, and a report on the beautiful Cathmar “E”.
Motor Boat Monthly (July issue, page 5) promises to feature Conwy, Deganwy and Anglesey in a future edition. About time too, we say! They say that they are “. . . always looking for local boaters’ input . . .[so] please email [email protected].” So lets all email Sally and tell her about our cruising area . . and don’t forget to tell her about this great website! As well as telling her about the website (!), she also wants to know about cruising spots, marinas, anchorages etc.
15th June - job of the month? . . . “we are looking for an experienced skipper who would like to work for the summer in Rhodes Greece. The job entails skippering a 46ft Bavaria (2yrs old) on daily charters along the southeast coast of the island” – for details see Crew Wanted and Offered.
8th June 2010 – Actor Timothy Spall visited Conwy Marina. He says “Its a delightful place.” For the full story go to Timothy Spall at Conwy
(Old) Website Updates
15/6/2010 New boating Links page
10/6/2010 Added Timothy Spall; moon phases picture; TransEurope Marinas
8/6/2010 New tides info search on Pilotage and Tides page
6/6/2010 Webcam of Conwy Town added.
4/6/2010 You can now comment on the website using the Alexa graphic on the left
30/5/2010 The other useful weather sites page now has - er - some useful weather websites!
26/5/2010 Nemo's Blog now shown in full
26/5/2010 Crew Wanted and Offered added
26/5/2010 Kit for Sale and Wanted added
23/5/2010 Mariners Notice added on front page - new yellow buoys in channel.